I'm looking for places to advertise. I am not interested in signing up for services. Any ideas for free places to advertise my site (like Criagslist)?
2006-09-25 02:41:58 · 10 answers · asked by Hillary 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
fyi my site is at http://www.hill326.com/shopping.html
It is an e-mall.
2006-09-25 02:53:03 · update #1
Include your website on Yahoo! Answers. People will visit it just to see what it's all about. You should have included it in this question.
2006-09-25 02:50:23 · answer #1 · answered by chocolate-drop 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's link exchange.
There are also free search engine placements and sometimes they run cost effective programs, such as 200 placements for $4.95
Look around. They worked for us.
A lot depends on your website too. For some strange reason we got into someone's data base for one of our fall TV special, probably over some person or some show. We get regular hits from that and once got 4,000 hits in one day just to that one page.
So content means a lot!
2006-09-25 02:46:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Friend, Getting more traffic is a complex, research oriented and time consuming but essential service to secure one's online position. Search Engine Optimisation
Search engine optimization (SEO) is the practice of guiding the development or redevelopment of a website so that it will naturally attract visitors by winning top ranking on the major search engines for selected keyword phrases.
There are some tips and techniques I tried to find some tips which may be useful for you!
# A thorough research on keywords which will help you get goo dRanking in Major search engines is needed
# Mainly the page must be useful and stable and strong in content wise.
# Every page on your site must have a unique title tag, meta keywords tag, and meta description tag.
# Submit your website to ALL MAJOR search engines. This is necessary but there are many site which offer Free Registeration of sites.
#Follow W3C recommendations for HTML document structure. Begin the body copy of your page with your keyword phrase, and repeat it as needed as the theme of the page throughout your copy. Feature your keyword phrase prominently by including it in headers and making it bold or italics.
# Use text navigation on your site, and use the keyword phrases you have selected as the links. If you cannot use text navigation, include a footer on every page using text links
# Build a text site map, and link to it from every page of your site
# Organize your navigation according to the importance of your keyword phrases. If you break your site into many pages, link to the most important pages from every page of your site, and link to the other pages from section header pages and the site map.
# Establish your site by submitting to the major directories, The Open Directory and the Yahoo! Directory, then build your link popularity by submitting to web directories, search engines, and requesting links from related websites.
Search engines like Aesop.com , Alexa.com , AltaVista, AOL Search , BBCi , Google , Lycos,
Yahoo! Start ,LookSmart etc etc. you could submit your page in these search engines for free.. which will help you in better listing of pages.
and . Be patient. A search engine optimization project can take quite some time to work.
2006-09-25 03:35:42 · answer #3 · answered by bejoys v v 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Join a webring of similar websites.
2006-09-25 02:43:44 · answer #4 · answered by King of Babylon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is your website about?
If it is real estate, there is a great site (and forum) where you can post your information: magicbullets.com. It is really nice.
Good luck.
2006-09-25 02:48:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For an emall, you have two important concerns that should go hand in hand:
1. How to bring TARGETED traffic to your site - visitors who are interested in what you offer
2. How to CONVERT that visitor into paying customers - you don't just want a visitor, you want them to buy!
You can try pay per click programs such as Google Adwords http://www.google.com/adwords or Yahoo Search Marketing http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com – though the key is to carefully track your ROI and which keywords actually perform well
Here are some shoestring marketing ideas that can help you get the visitors you need at the least cost possible:
1. Create the best content you can with the best products you can possibly offer. Your content is your best advertisement - if visitors love your content, then they will go back and spread the word to others.
2. Make it easy for users to recommend your site. Viral marketing is very important -- and easy to tap on the Web. But give your users the tools. Get a Recommend this Site script from websites such as cgiscripts.com and similar directories of scripts. Some even go as far as giving incentives to those who recommend the site to their friends. If only 10 people go to your site, but these 10 people invite 10 more - that's additional traffic that you get for FREE!
Recommend Site Scripts (various) http://php.resourceindex.com/Complete_Scripts/Website_Promotion/Recommend_Site/
Big Nose Bird Recommend this Site http://bignosebird.com/carchive/birdcast.shtml
CGI Resource Index http://cgi.resourceindex.com/Programs_and_Scripts/Perl/Website_Promotion/Recommend_Site/
Hostscripts http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Scripts_and_Programs/Site_Recommendation/index.html
3. Rank well in the search engines (organic search results, not the pay per click). SEs can be a big source of traffic. The key is to create the best content in your niche. If you have good content, other websites will gladly link to you and offer your site as a resource to their audience. Check the on-page factors and be sure to get linked from authority sites in your topic area.
If you are going to read only one piece on search engine optimization, I suggest you read Brett Tabke of WebmasterWorld.com's "Successful Site in 12 Months with Google Alone: 26 steps to 15k a day." http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum3/2010.htm
SEO for Google http://www.powerhomebiz.com/052006/google.htm
SEO for Yahoo! http://www.powerhomebiz.com/052006/yahoo.htm
SEO for MSN http://www.powerhomebiz.com/052006/msn.htm
Tying It Together: SEO For The Big Three http://www.powerhomebiz.com/052006/SEO.htm
4. Send out press releases. While outfits charge as much as $650 per release, there are free press release submission places on the Web. Press releases allow you to (a) attract media attention; (b) get more back links to your website without sending each website an email request; and (c) get more visibility especially if your press release gets in Google News or Yahoo News.
http://www.prleap.com/sign_up.html
http://i-newswire.com/
http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/
http://www.pressbox.co.uk/cgi-bin/links/add.cgi
http://www.pr.com/press-releases
http://www.prfree.com/
http://www.clickpress.com/releases/index.shtml
http://www.theopenpress.com/
http://www.przoom.com/
http://www.prweb.com
http://www.newswiretoday.com/
http://www.free-press-release.com/
5. Submit articles. Write articles and submit them to websites accepting author submissions. You get exposure for your business; establishes you as an authority in your field, and allows you to get backlinks for your website. If 50 websites publish your article and it contains a link back to your website, then you easily get 50 links from a single article. The more links you have, the greater your chances for increasing your search engine rankings.
Here is a comprehensive list of where to submit your articles http://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=AhzreGmnCUicOoyedqypscUjzKIX?qid=1006022407481
6. Improve your conversion. Getting visitors is one thing; getting them to buy your products is a whole different story. Read the article "10 Ways to Convert Visitors to Buyers" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/072005/conversion.htm for tips on how to improve your conversion rates.
7. Post a link to your site for free where it is allowed (always read the Terms of Use). Examples are:
Craigslist http://www.craigslist.com
Google Base http://base.google.com
Classifieds for Free http://www.classifiedsforfree.com/...
Text Link Exchange http://www.txtswap.com/
Recycler.com http://www.recycler.com/
Yahoo Classifieds http://classifieds.yahoo.com/
US Free Ads http://www.usfreeads.com/
2006-09-25 05:13:20 · answer #6 · answered by imisidro 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
visit other personal homepages and leave a trace so they can go to your site
say, www.freewebs.com /bloodytom
that;s mine ;)
2006-09-25 02:51:24 · answer #7 · answered by deeta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you find an aswer tell me. I haven't see one.
2006-09-25 02:44:04 · answer #8 · answered by Sekkennight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try stumble.com
2006-09-25 02:53:28 · answer #9 · answered by vanislandwitch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not really....
for free????
2006-09-25 02:43:01 · answer #10 · answered by locuaz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋